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My steps into maternity research
Jayne Wagstaff, research midwife at Leads Teaching Hospital Trust, shares how they got into midwifery research and the opportunities that awaited.Caring for pregnant with pre-existing and gestational diabetes
I always enjoyed acute medical nursing and realised that as a practising midwife I would be able to cross over and enjoy both my favourite health interests within this new role.Putting women at the centre of care
Maternity care has rarely been under such scrutiny as it is now and, as midwives, some of the coverage can be hard to hear. Gill Walton, the RCM's general secretary and chief executive, explains why we must listen in order to learn and move forward.
Doing things differently in Greater Manchester to reduce smoking in pregnancy
This No Smoking Day, Jane Coyne, Smokefree Pregnancy Programme Manager at Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, reflects on how innovative stop smoking initiatives are reducing smoking rates and helping to tackle health ...Breaking the bias
International Women’s Day is a day of unique significance to midwives as, besides providing care to women and their families, midwives are defenders of women’s rights and are at the forefront of advocacy work and social change within the fields ...Midwife number slumps
Something deeply concerning is happening to the midwifery workforce in England’s NHS, and it is not something we have seen before. For the first time since records began, the number of midwives is falling year-on-year.I don’t know where to start…This Zero tolerance Day gives me the opportunity
I had so many questions about what was happening. I didn’t understand why I was being put through so much pain. Age 10, I left Somalia and went to Kenya, where we eventually got permission to come to the UK. The only two things I remember from Somalia ...
Let’s get our mums active!
In December, Sport England launched its first campaign directed at healthcare professionals. Supported by organisations including the Royall College of Midwives, Royal College of General Practitioners the This Girl Can campaign encourages ...